Media cross-ownership in the United States

Media cross-ownership is the ownership of multiple media businesses by a person or corporation. These businesses can include broadcast and cable television, film, radio, newspaper, magazine, book publishing, music, video games, and various online entities. Much of the debate over concentration of media ownership in the United States has for many years focused specifically on the ownership of broadcast stations, cable stations, newspapers and websites.

Over time the amount of media merging has increased and the number of media outlets have increased. That translates to fewer companies owning more media outlets, increasing the concentration of ownership. In 1983, 90% of US media was controlled by 50 companies; today, 90% is controlled by just 5 companies.

See: List of assets owned by Comcast.

See: List of assets owned by Disney.

See: List of assets owned by News Corp

See: List of assets owned by Time Warner.

(Viacom) Holdings include:MTV, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV Land, VH1, BET, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo TV, Spike, Paramount Pictures, and Paramount Home Entertainment.

see: List of assets owned by CBS, List of assets owned by Viacom.

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